Floods: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@emilygruber9421]

The fact that there was a guy sitting under John Oliver's desk this entire segment with his hand shoved up a seagull puppet is the only reason I'm still alive.

[@ParadoxAAA]

for me it's 3 questions "was a person under the desk?" or "was there a trapdoor under is desk encase the skit calls for a 3rd hand?" and is after thinking about the 2nd question "has every time John grab something under his desk it wasn't just out of view but through a trap door that leads to a large room full of props from past videos and props for the with live video feed of John and lights to warn the person when to give John the thing or do the thing they're needed to do?"

[@Kat-qr7hv]

I wanna know how to become his intern lmao

[@svennoren9047]

SilentLoneWolf Not the one that shows up at about 5:20

[@adityarao2827]

Paradox Wyvrn Jesus, you looked way to into that... I want that desk now

SilentLoneWolf only the earlier one was hanging from the string, the other one is a puppet from under the desk.

[@andrineslife]

"Gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close" is my new tinder bio.

[@raiyan3348]

andrineslife lol

[@lucasaltasair9474]

WTF LastWeekTonight Is this troll from someone else or is your account hacked or something?

[@SweIsak]

Yes IAmInNightMode It's a spambot that copied LWT and pretends to be the real thing.

[@TwinCityKillaz]

I always said this about Anna Faris... House Bunny Movie Sexy as all, but not up close!

[@ooglepants]

the old saying was "good from far, far from good." this one is much better. good choice andrineslife

[@GlennDavey]

"[SUBJECT]...... It's that thing you never think about, until I devote a segment to it." - Every John Oliver show

[@therebex23]

That's why he had to move to the US because Americans are oblivious. The rest of us think of this stuff all the time.

[@somethingelse4424]

[CONTROVERSIAL INDIVDUAL] the [UNPLEASANT EVENT] that looks like an [UNUSUAL ANIMAL] f*cked an [OBSCURE ITEM].

[@davewebb9452]

He doesn't even say that on this episode.

[@pcrilley06]

I've heard of it because it's my job. And he's totally right 😂😭

[@stansman5461]

Don't forget the "I'm an expert on it because I throw in an occasional joke"

[@__-dr5vm]

"We may not have definitive proof of until 1980"

[@maryanneslater9675]

I love that line.

[@hazukichanx408]

That was one classy burn.

[@jessicawhitmore5350]

Late 1980s*

[@Lazy2332]

The way I kackled

[@zumabbar]

what's the joke about??

[@dannykopp1992]

Whoever acted as the puppeteer for that seagull deserves a raise

[@diegomontesleon136]

Danny Kopp That seagull deserves its own section in the show.

[@themysticalfrog1323]

What if I told you that wasn't a puppet...🐥

[@schlibbity]

I think the puppeteer might be Noel MacNeal... It sounds a lot like Bear in the Big Blue House.

[@pattongilbert]

Jawschlarsen It is. According to Wikipedia, he's the resident puppeteer for John Oliver and Last Week Tonight.

[@Mike190]

Oh my god...mind blown

[@Minox_]

Americans are willing to pay for people who refuse to move out of a danger area but not for people who get sick and cannot help it. That is really something.

[@flewkisdead]

The majority of the US population is along water. This is pretty much true for any country on Earth. Your reasoning does not work.

[@Minox_]

That still doesn't change a thing about the fact you'll happily give to the rich, now for example in corporate tax cuts, but get your jimmies rustled when its about affordable healthcare for people who'd otherwise live shitty lives because of jacked up medical expenses.

[@javiercs006]

Simple. Because flood prone states have a lot of swing voters.

[@maryanneslater9675]

Not to mention that it would be a hell of a lot cheaper to help poor people move away from flood zones than to rebuild their houses a dozen times. And it would be so much healthier for them too. And every major country with universal health care pays less than people in the US do for health care, and for better outcomes.

[@godlygamer911]

@@flewkisdead source?

[@Canada1994]

The seagull was played by Noel MacNeal (who was also Mr. Nutterbutter). He was Bear in "Bear and the big blue house" a show I loved as a young kid. That is the closest the show has gotten to my childhood since Pokemon was mentioned in the Chiitan segment and the segment about third parties.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

Thank you for reminding me of bear in the big blue house.

[@Fate263]

Damn... Bear in the Big Blue House... That sure takes me back.

[@Znotyou14]

You're telling me the man who sang to the moon every episode is the same man that told Bob Murray to eat shit?

[@Canada1994]

@@Znotyou14 yep

[@musicauthority674]

Dude you have too much time on you're hands get a life.

[@theboard7512]

I just recently found John Oliver here on KZbin and i say without doubt he is one of the best satirists I've ever seen.

[@7Lace77]

Max Ernst He is good, although I think he can overdo some of the tangents he goes on.

[@thesuperginge1348]

@@7Lace77 agreed. Some of them are funny, but most make me cringe a bit.

[@joemcgill5232]

Too bad it isn't satire

[@magicman9218]

He has a team of writers brainstorming his every word, so he's the funniest teleprompter reader

[@immortalsun]

Magic man John writes the majority of the script, actually.

[@officerravioli]

1:20 I love how the cameraman slightly moved the camera to let John' s face be seen between the E and the Y.

[@randomanswer2698]

I love the fact that someone managed to see this detail

[@na9640]

FenriS Aww, it's the little things

[@AyoWow]

so wholesome

[@theclawyaww3740]

Do you really love that or did you just see it and now want likes for it.

[@Marchello09]

I think he does love it and one day he's gonna marry it and they're going to have kids together

[@MrGearOfficial]

Never thought you can make seagull joke that funny.

[@Lightfiend]

MrGear 1000 degree tostito vs seagull

[@CRASHjester]

How else do you think he got those Emmys?

[@emmettj1984]

It's the 1000 degree knife meme lord!!!

[@evanblake5252]

That's the magic of John Oliver.

[@evanblake5252]

*airhorn sounds

[@billybobjoe9010]

I found John Oliver 4 days ago and I have watched 5 hours of videos every day since. Not even joking.

[@Tamaki742]

It's really addictive.

[@leafface5890]

Very addictive!

[@Mansplained]

Yay brainwashing!

[@Tamaki742]

Mansplained Why are you here, then?

[@BassReeves45]

I did the same thing the first time I saw one of his videos

[@Suite_annamite]

@16:51: There's actually a saying in Vietnamese to describe someone who is delusionally assinine or stubborn in the face of the inevitable before they finally act, "waiting around until the water gets to your feet."

[@adonaiorion]

😂

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

Apparently that saying should have been your knees instead of your feet

[@4philipp]

The short version is : America

[@synthestesia654]

We have a version of that in English too: “arrogant dumbass”

[@atticusrex9468]

Props to whoever was operating that gull puppet at 5:20. That walking away shimmy made it funnier than the bit has any right to be

[@smokinace926]

"We may not have definitive proof until the late 1980's" lmao

[@zumabbar]

what's the joke??

[@doglady9334]

John, thanks for addressing this. As a hydrogeologist w a specialization in Stormwater Municipal Planning who does therapeutic bodywork for a living, this is a serious issue that is ignored. People call crazy "rain tax" when its an impact fee that puts the onus of addressing mitigation onto those who create additional impervious surface instead of joe taxpayer.. Havent watched this entire segment, but as i prepare to teach a class on stormwater management, aka flood minimization and pollution prevention, i greatly appreciate this comedic relief.

[@grendelum]

Tammie Heazlit - I really wish state and local governments employed more people like you full time to properly plan and upgrade our municipalities. Currently where I live in Florida, a new development has been approved right on the water unanimously by the city council with no requirements to mitigate the flooding that *_will_* eventually happen. ::sigh::

[@doglady9334]

and guess what i'm doing for work now? Massage, or therapeutic bodywork, as there are no jobs for someone like me. Everyone tells me how knowledgeable on the subject, and that i'm a polished presenter. BUt it doesn't make any difference. And now with Pruitt head of the EPA, its just going to get much worse.

[@robbinsmify]

John Oliver makes me feel like sanity exists in the world

[@noobkiller3567]

He's yelling at a fake bird...sanity?

[@Joostmhw]

Maybe he is just the world's sanity embodied?

[@ericaubin8024]

There's a certain irony to that feeling.

[@IDontEvenKnowWhatToPutThisAs]

In a world where empathy is insanity, sanity is insanity

[@littlesecret8213]

@@IDontEvenKnowWhatToPutThisAsI feel like that’s a paradox

[@danielbroome5690]

USA: socialize the costs, privatize the profits.

[@Noises]

Tax revenue goes in, profits go to the Seychelles for the benefit of people who then get the clowncar convoys to chant "no taxes, small government!" like they actually understand what they're enabling.

[@mikepict9011]

That's why they have this huge military and refuse to defend the constitution... they have zero intention on paying it back ... it's time for private armies for corporations

[@thirdrockfromdsun2873]

It's also what happens when you allow the Insurance industry to bribe our politicians so they can get paid from our tax dollars for doing almost nothing. It's a corrupt system all around.

[@puckerings]

Absolutely. This is exactly why private companies shouldn't be involved in this sort of thing. The government started this program so that it wouldn't have to pay out so much in disaster relief, but since it ultimately foots the bill now anyway, and then pays fees to the insurance industry on top of that, it has actually increased the costs to the taxpayer, while siphoning money off to insurance companies. It's the same reason your healthcare is so gaddamned expensive.

[@mikepict9011]

@@puckerings kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKO8mqmcYsZ8Z7M

[@JoseChavez-ct1db]

That seagull puppeteer deserves a gotdang Emmy! 5:18

[@Onus6688]

I KNOW RIGHT?! LOL

[@sadiejay_]

SOUNDS LIKE BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE OMGGG

[@jackholmes6877]

God Damn

[@matthewwang7020]

Im in China and watching this via VPN. I created an account just to say this: Love your show! and Loved your standup in Melbourne a few years back!

[@CadeKuzniaSaxinet]

You are doing the work thousands should be. I congratulate you, sir.

[@DopeyDetector]

All that work and no one cares

[@seldomfollows]

I love how this show can find a topic that isn’t exactly sexy or prominent in the public’s immediate focus, but manage to make it both interesting and informative. They call to attention an issue that is going largely unnoticed, highlight the impact in a relatable way, and use humor to make a very serious topic approachable and digestible to viewers that might otherwise avoid the subject. That’s just damned good story telling. Your writers are doing a fantastic job, and frequently make more of a contribution than mainstream reporting. Well done.

[@GordWayne]

That damn seagull doing the staircase walk under the desk at 5:40 is fucking magnificent. I hope you get a raise for that seagull-puppet person.

[@joefavela9634]

I've lived in New Orleans less than a year, but something I'm going to remember for the rest of my life was the last flood we had a couple months back. Not because of the damage, not because of the roads backed up, not because all the typical flood stuff. I'm going to remember it because of the one guy I saw, whi was in so much need for a drink, that he took a kayak and paddled into a bar in a wetsuit and paid in plastic-wrapped cash. That man... That man is my hero.

[@KayleeCee]

Joe Favela Now that's dedication!

[@tinnitusthenight5545]

Lived there ten years and I'm not surprised in the least, pretty normal stuff down there. Thanks for the story made me miss home.

[@LeahandLevi]

As a geography student this is like every class I take... but with the added benefit of the seagull warning. That is seriously helpful... Edit: Woah damn! Top comment! Going to take this opportunity to plug my nerdy geography youtube channel where I'm trying to not get depressed about the world going to shit lol. Thanks all!

[@jamesroby1948]

Same. I'm literally doing a report on climate change and flooding, and I'm going to ask my teacher if I can use this as a source.

[@CrimsonBlasphemy]

Yep, people who actually make a study of geography we see this constantly. You just have to suppress the facepalms and go see Geostorm drunk. Like falling down drunk. So drunk that your Uber driver will call for a Lyft to take you to the theater. Drunk geographers at disaster movies is a thing.

[@msjkramey]

CrimsonBlasphemy haha best description of drunkeness I've ever heard. And now I feel like I have to study geography or I'll be missing out... Thanks a lot... I hate geography >.

[@KendallMartin]

people still study geography?

[@LeahandLevi]

HAHA that's amazing! I mean it's probably very well researched so why not?

[@quentinwach]

The funny thing is: There is some guy under his desk playing with seagull puppets.

[@Debland1989]

Quentin Wach Exactly! Ppl are commenting on the funny seagull jokes but aren’t saying anything about some guy having to stare at John’s crotch for 20 mins lol

[@adrianbongiorno9295]

Poor guy

[@stevefutterer573]

how did you know John's nickname for his testicles?

[@catnip2235]

@@stevefutterer573 LOL

[@jhjfss]

Just give the poor seagull some damn tostitos, John.

[@bgriffininsd]

Yeah. I would be shocked if there's not at least one vending machine in the building with Tostitos.

[@recklessroges]

noooooo! Don't fall into the trap.

[@Rowsy91]

worst thing you can do with seagulls

[@jexxer]

If you're literally overlooking a bayou then your life is literally made a living hell by the mosquitoes alone.

[@stephenjacks8196]

I ❤ mosquitoes.

[@militustoica]

Every night means 1-3 new bites at least. I remember it even in a nice suburb house on a gold course surrounded by bayou.

[@cassandro9445]

This guy mastered the art of sharing news this millennium

[@JjOpoku55]

Shim Novak facts I’ve learned more from John then in college

[@Kit438]

JjOpoku55 I’m learning more from this show then from my high school

[@Dman9fp]

And subtly mentioning that people live in a water body (seriously Tampa Bay is water, Tampa is the city)

[@elle_channel]

Every time I see a seagull, I now say, “No Tostitos.”

[@thomasford2032]

I've never eaten tostitos in my life, what are they?

[@elle_channel]

Thomas Ford it’s a brand of corn chips. Pretty good, imo.

[@marvinfurio2081]

USA: socialize the costs, privatize the profits.

[@VArsovski10]

5:19 - 5:33 whoever puppetted that seagull should have his/her/their payment doubled, that was some seriously good emotional presentation, such a joy to rewatch

[@ChaosKeep]

As someone who works in Floodplain Management and is a Certified Floodplain Manager, you are right, and even without climate change, they will get worse because we DO NOT HAVE THE DATA NECESSARY TO ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE RISK IS. We need 800 years worth of data, and only have 30 to 50 years at best. We need to tell people what the actual area of risk is, the Geologic Floodplain.

[@4philipp]

If your house floods more than once from anything other then a water main break, you are at risk. Simple as that

[@mechengr1731]

Omg, the two guys splashing through maybe ankle deep water was just the best thing. You know the producers were cursing and someone probably got fired for letting it happen. But props to Michelle, she didn't break character, she stuck to the bit

[@libby2648]

Seeing a grown man yell in rage over a Tostito-addicted seagull is honestly amazing.

[@roshango125ab]

Funny coincidence, i live in the Northeast, my phone buzzes with a Flash Flood alert...almost a minute later i get a youtube notification about this video about floods

[@jacobbarker544]

Tis the season

[@charlesgreen632]

Coincidence I think not😅

[@amykelley666]

^ I wouldn't click on that. That is, of course, not the real "LastWeekTonight" channel. Click on the link to their channel and you'll see this lastweektonight has no videos up. Of course don't click on the "goo.gl" link though.

[@Jay-ir1vc]

Yoo. I got that same notification, lotsa rain today in the northeast- geez

[@iandaley61]

Ug, that stupid frog

[@odstarmor557]

16:48 that is the most beautiful picture of stubbornness i have ever seen

[@NFSHeld]

In Germany, those programs would be - limited coverage up to the value the house itself has but not more - applicable only for houses built earlier than a fixed year - only if you live there for more than 50% of the year - would not be applicable anymore after the house is sold So basically the program's motto would be "If you are already living in a home that is prone to flooding and you're stuck with it - fine, we'll help you out there. But if you decide to take the risk now AFTER you have been warned - good luck."

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

NFSHeld i bet rich folks don't have the same limitations on their flood insurance.

[@Atombender]

Rich folks can afford high premiums.

[@caiusmariusc]

NFSHeld as a german this episode is in deed one of the weirdest to watch..

[@eijeoje]

i highly doubt it. Merkel can't even fix your border.

[@FirstnameLastname-gr5kb]

Jonny Dark Honey, she'd needa change the law for that. But luckily, even with refugees, our crime rates are still far lower than in the US :) The only thing Merkel did wrong concerning immigration and refugees was not to install better programs and such. If they could work & be supervised while doing so (even if it's just making a garden or maybe renovating an old house which again would benefit them without the state having to pay a lot), then there would definitely be less crime. Also, they should have gotten a bit more opportunities to learn the language and about the values that they have to accept here.

[@jillianeliza8153]

Alternative Title: John Oliver bullies birds for 20 minutes

[@ASHl33164]

You mean “a bird bullies other birds for 20 minutes”

[@stevefutterer573]

f*ck birds.

[@tamarbeker1701]

​@@ASHl33164 🤣

[@WakeNBakeMusic]

Flying beach rat is the best/most accurate description of a seagull in a long time

[@TheModernInvestor]

I've never gotten why people always move to areas with a high risk of flooding and to areas where tornados hit EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR.

[@brodiecrain13]

The Modern Investor 90% of time its because the area is beatiful or really affordable

[@andersonneil2293]

In Houston, for example, homes in flood planes happen to be the cheapest.

[@taylorbastian9670]

The Modern Investor No matter where you go, there are natural disaster possibilities. People just chose to deal with those ones.

[@calholli]

It is simply because of ignorance. They don't teach any of this in school, so we all have to learn it the hard way, learning from mistakes.

[@symayad]

The Modern Investor North-Snowstorms/blizzards, West Coast- Earthquakes, Midwest-tornadoes, East Coast- Hurricanes, South-Hurricanes/tornadoes

[@danieldougan269]

The house I used to own was technically in a flood plain, so I had to buy flood insurance. It was ridiculous because the creek was quite small, and it was behind the houses across the street. And downhill. And the house was built on a slab...no basement, no crawl space. The flood insurance cost more than the homeowner's insurance. It was a real problem when it came time to sell, so I got a surveyor out, and he found that the house was not a flood risk. So the requirement was waived, and I sold the house. Months later, I got a call from the buyer, and she said the requirement was reinstated after she bought it.

[@KatizeLuka]

To the tune of Despacito: "no tostitos~"

[@Hadfield15]

Nice 😂

[@Mammoth_X1]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉

[@overlord2304]

As someone from the Netherlands, a country that is largely below sea level I can tell you that floods are perfectly preventable if you take the right measures. How do I know? Because we haven't had any real floods in my lifetime, or since the sixties.

[@INFERN0FIRE]

overlord2304 We also don't build houses in the seawater, at least not without first preventing the sea from reaching that house ever again. Our country is also a lot smaller and more densely populated, so making sure what little land we have stays dry is much more financially viable. Yet even in the Netherlands, the goverment has been lacking when it comes to strenghtening the dams and dunes sufficiently according to our own safety rules, because as long as there is no flood there's no financial incentive to try and prevent floods. Preventing floods is expensive (even though if the area is densely populated enough the potential costs of covering the damages are much greater) Of course, this doesn't apply to to parts of the US that are densely populated and yet are flood-risk areas, where enough money could be gathered to prevent floods in these areas.

[@lesseva96]

Yeah but your coastline is tiny compared to ours. Even if you consider the per capita or per gdp qualifiers, it's way way easier for y'all to deal with your floods.

[@Anthony-pb8ri]

Dude gtfoh you live in a Nordic country. You guys have common sense and shit

[@daltonstallworth8523]

...you also host zero hurricanes, which cause a major portion of US floods. Must be nice.

[@glossygloss472]

Last time I checked the Netherlands don’t have flash floods and hurricanes.

[@ovdb2002]

And we may not have prove until the late 1980's. Daaamn

[@strapkovic]

Olaf Ulaf that had me laughing so hard. 1980s! Ha!

[@MonkJordanMusic]

Every time I've seen a KZbin update for last week I have a sense of excitement and dread for whatever I'm about to learn.

[@perks6292]

Well John clearly had some Tostitos recently, unless he never throws out the empty bags, so the seagull had every reason to ask.

[@oneeco]

Listening to Despacito... While yelling at a Gull, "No Tostitos!!!"

[@hawkeye5955]

@CardinalGamer: "No Tostitos" should be a Weird Al parody of Despacito. 😂

[@aurealfantasy3127]

Despacito, Tostitos? This is USA don't let them invade us.

[@royaldeer87]

Swiper no tostitos!!😂😂

[@fandomguy8025]

@Au Realfantasy This is USA it's always been multi-cultural.

[@benderbender-ij7ld]

I'm a seagull and I find this fictional depiction deeply offensive. Addiction is a serious and ongoing problem in our community and your lack of sensitivity hurts the waterfowl community as a whole.

[@aeroman911]

Lol go eat a chip u dumb bird.

[@nmarrs8539]

I hate seagulls every ducking summer you nest next to my window. Then you make noise all fucking day and night. Go fuck yourselves

[@SeoDeadeHenn]

@@nmarrs8539 scuse me while I hop on over to my local Tostito dispensary

[@JaredConnell]

Get out of here you flying beach rat!

[@adrianbongiorno9295]

Dude they even come inland

[@QueenBoadicea]

12:44 "Other kings said I was daft to build a castle in a swamp. But I built it all the same...just to show 'em! It sank into the swamp."

[@freetolook3727]

I remember a local flood where several houses by a creek fed from a dam repeatedly got damaged by spring floods. The government came in, paid the owners fair market value for the properties, torn the buildings down, carted away the remains and did not allow anyone to rebuild there. Problem solved.

[@sihyuanwu5492]

Only John is able to incorporate a tostito loving seagull into a segment about flooding and make it seem natural.

[@AirbusPvP]

N O T O S T I T O S

[@Sonicsis]

AirbusPvP >:(

[@doctorbatman8520]

AirbusPvP How hard would it have been to get a real seagull. :(

[@gogahorvatin9863]

shaduup scammer

[@Peng_Pong]

Are they actually addicted to them?

[@marwaabdel-aziz2127]

اع نىلغ ش"تتذظ1ءر &&/1

[@jeancarlo1227]

“BUT YOURE STANDING IN WATER!!!!”

[@AnimalLover101195]

Kudos to the intern or whoever sat under John's desk the entire show with a seagull puppet. Truly doing god's work lmao!

[@KikiFox]

The resemblance between John Oliver and that seagull is uncanny

[@drookor]

You really need to find a better choice in life....Comedy is not something you are good at.

[@ScumKnife]

Stand up is clever but needs practice

[@lmaogetrektbish3441]

May I recommend you not choose comedy as your hobby

[@arielkozak]

I bet oliver and the seagul have a lot in common actually

[@alfalafelstine1536]

*Ariel Kozak* Like a love of Tostitos...

[@TheRealEvilkitten3]

tostito gull is my new fave please make him a reoccurring character omg

[@melissasaint3283]

If you're from the heartland and you've never visited the coast: this is an accurate representation of Seagulls.

[@tomat6362]

Lake gulls are the best kept secret (shhhh)

[@melissasaint3283]

@@tomat6362 Now I'm curious! Where do you mean? I assume they're around the great lakes region, but are they also around lakes in places like Nebraska?

[@coleweede1953]

Seagulls are everywhere across America when weather is good

[@itreallydoesntmatter160]

melissa saint don’t know about Nebraska but in Wisconsin yes we have seagulls or lake gulls I guess but yes, they are places that don’t have water- and that’s why they’re always hanging out around Walmart

[@jennifer9047]

@@tomat6362 Yup, central Illinois, can confirm. In the Shop 'n' Save parking lots. Damn Cheetos addicts.

[@coalblooded]

3:28 : "gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close" is exactly how I would describe myself.

[@GameplayandTalk]

"This episode sponsored by Tostitos."

[@JA-vz1nl]

Cawww cawwwwwwww

[@MrMCDiggles]

Do you have any Tostitos?

[@metalXking20850]

He doesnt endorse

[@TheJonFreib]

Sure probably but i wish it was a got any grapes at the end

[@alexsmith1207]

Truth Robot educate yourself and you might not be brainwashed

[@willstern5084]

Why do i learn more from some british guy behind a desk then my high school teachers?

[@axeltenveils6816]

Will Stern Because you don't pay attention in class.

[@willstern5084]

Axel Tenveils Spitting Facts

[@tolnocc]

Because you feel like a hero for listening for 30 min on youtube whereas listening for hours a day feels like work. And it is work

[@Arkyubus]

Will Stern It's actually proven that the human mind retains more information when you laugh. It's actually pretty scary. You could potentially use that psychological quirk to brainwash people...

[@goblinwisdom]

Will Stern because you have shit education? Maybe take advantage of the internet and an encyclopedia (you know, hard copy of imfo just incase your flooded); )

[@shivam.maharshi]

John Oliver is so consistently great! He is way better than Colbert or Noah. No fucking comparison.

[@Nynzy]

I wanna give props to whomever typed up those little blurbs to go with the headlines, despite the fact they were hard to see. That is some serious dedication to the bit and I love it!~

[@amiradrummer]

I love this video

[@--Paws--]

Seagulls can live in those houses...

[@hawkeye5955]

@_Paws_ : Houses with bags of Tostitos.

[@chasemiller2548]

And eat all of your tostitos

[@k1llez4fun65]

I can totally see John and his staff arguing about that photo for a week. I would’ve loved to have been there

[@BKirkpatrick]

7:54 that guy puts his dog in the boat but makes his wife walk along the side in the water. Relatable.

[@carmenbarr4830]

Blue Kirkpatrick OH MY GOD BLUE!!! HIIIIII ❤❤

[@BKirkpatrick]

Ahahahaha!

[@thomasdrnec4783]

Respec the Wahmen, don't attac

[@matthewhayes8961]

This video was a flood of information. Also the photo (13:40) could have been taken by a seagull with a go pro.

[@TheWarriorpony]

Matthew Hayes baited with Tostitos

[@FeyTheBin]

You won't believe what them seagulls would do for a munch.

[@hawkeye5955]

Future sporting events will have aerial coverage provided by Tostitos addicted seagulls with GoPros.

[@graysonchristian2668]

Damn why couldn’t that be the joke

[@trinomitri4135]

i have to go to school tomorrow buuuuuut, it's John Oliver

[@mimironshead4107]

Trinomitri cheers, I can relate

[@chitoo.250]

Me too.

[@SnipeU696]

same here.

[@ascent8487]

Me too. Homework to do. But it's Oliver.

[@mariasalazar1280]

Trinomitri I have no school on Monday

[@JoseChavez-ct1db]

John Oliver saying 'Tostitos' has got to be one of the best clips on TV right now.

[@maggiee639]

Half a mil paid out in flood insurance on a $60k house? Makes sense.

[@7Lace77]

Maggie E Of course, no other solution.

[@4philipp]

Should have bought a pontoon houseboat and moored it there. Best long term investment and it’s flood proof

[@daleinaz1]

We should have a regulation that once we the taxpayers have paid out more than the property is worth, we should buy the owner out, raze the house, and declare the property ineligible for habitation. Turn it into a park. Get people out of harm's way. We also need to change the building codes, to require higher elevation of homes in flood-prone areas. Just as we can build homes that don't collapse in earthquakes, we can build homes that don't get flooded. (And homes built in "Tornado Alley" should be required to have a "safe room" to protect the people who live there.) Just put some engineers in charge, instead of lawyers, and we can fix things.

[@xandersantos7838]

Last Week Tonight with Zazu

[@ayushchawdhary537]

Aged like fine wine

[@kobelester]

That’s me rowing over my responsibilities while my friends get things done

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Nice meme. I shall steal it from you!

[@starlight8554]

Lol tru 😭

[@Wafflepudding]

I don't care what your party affiliation or ideology is, if you can't appreciate the simple joy in a tostito-addicted sea bird, I feel a little sorry for you.

[@TheCrimsonSky7]

If you are tired of being brainwashed by leftist media, check out politically incorrect on 4chan

[@KidSnivy69]

sdfsadfasdf You are part of the problem

[@mr.x2567]

Yu tell em KidSnivy!

[@onekid10]

sdfsadfasdf NO POLITICS THE FUCK DID HE JUST SAY

[@oncoucharrest5910]

We live near a town that has a river running through it and every few years the town floods in the spring. Our joke is, people must stay because once in awhile they can say “we have waterfront property”

[@pebofatso]

"World's smuggest man's rickety sea prison" I love that phrase!

[@sherrysink3177]

John Stossel really answers the question "What if Freddie Mercury had quit singing to became an assistant floor manager of Men's Warehouse?" That made me laugh harder than I would have expected.

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

no tostitos! NO TOSTITOS!! Aside: Tostitos no longer looks like a word and I'm still not convinced I spelled it correctly.

[@felipecarrera9127]

You did.

[@Otrebor2099]

in spanish *TOSTADA* is a tortilla made it like crips chips, so *TOSTITOS* is a slang from it

[@Healermain15]

In the Netherlands, Tosties are roasted bread with cheese.

[@kinsmed]

Cheetos. Fritos. Doritos... Tostitos. Yeah. You got it.

[@arcm4210]

this *tostito*

[@cathyleatherman3097]

Always enjoy John Oliver and his way of presenting the news

[@osmium3691]

Everybody loves to point out how John looks like a parrot... and now he's actually going to voice the parrot in the new Lion King reboot. I am so excited, the jokes are endless!

[@pattmcruss4604]

Nathan Bonnell ITS NOT A FUCKING PARROT!!

[@wingedbluj1674]

He's a Hornbill

[@arturofernandez4058]

Well, he messes with birds a LOT on this program. And now he IS one.

[@ifeoluwaadeoye6557]

Zazu's not a fucking parrot

[@PaddySnuffles]

Zazu is a red-billed hornbill, not a parrot. They're different bird groups, but share the "distinction" of being one of the most endangered bird groups in the world.

[@Debland1989]

I honestly wasn’t sure what he was gonna talk about floods for aside from, “floods are bad, stop doing it” but I actually learned something new lol

[@mimironshead4107]

Its about DAMN time, Mr Oliver

[@mimironshead4107]

LastWeekTonight you can't fool me you glorified ad bot

[@mimironshead4107]

LastWeekTonight Bloody Hell. I hate the ugly bastards that run these bots.

[@joenelsaracho4836]

Mimiron's Head so 2 weeks he is gone so now your back world is back in the norm again I'm not depressed anymore

[@johamjoham4550]

Vo7tron

[@mimironshead4107]

Joham Joham I get the reference

[@marbetu5394]

I wish I could stop watching John Oliver !! He takes up so much of my time and I don't even live in the US, so a lot of the issues are not relevant to my situation, but he is just SO GOOD :-)

[@marbetu5394]

mom pls stop using this account to watch him thats the only thing reccomended now

[@David-zl4wf]

As a European it is so fucking strange and funny to see that it is still necessary to state that climate change is real...

[@aerchys4779]

lots ofthings Welcome to the USA. ‘Nuff said. Sometimes, I want to tell this country to fuck themselves.

[@PeppoMusic]

lots ofthings my hypothesis is that it is kind of a 'first world problem' taken to an extreme. Some people have gotten so comfortable with a lot of the securities, freedoms and conveniences the country provides, they are unwilling to give them up for anything, even if that means blindly rejecting the obvious (to us) truth. That, and circlejerking on the internet and television validating idiots and there are big companies also profiting from a lot of those idiots.

[@David-zl4wf]

Peppo I wish there were more people like you. But I am honest and say that, although I try to environmental-friendly, I don’t have an electric car or very eco-friendly house. But this is not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t have the money. (Except the car-thing, I love cars and would always prefer a car with a combustion engine over an elecric car)

[@TomSistermans]

Not exactly unheard of, I'm Dutch and I've had these discussions with other Dutch people, and that's coming from the country at least 60% below sea level...

[@David-zl4wf]

Tom Sistermans were those the same people that voted for Geert Wilders?^^

[@simpsonman956]

This is why I need to stop checking KZbin at 11:30pm on school nights

[@sheighwilliamson5546]

Taylor Avalos same

[@eljonny659]

2:30 AM

[@Sonicsis]

Taylor Avalos i have an early flight tomorrow im gonna be dead

[@mountainbikerdave]

6:49 "we will gladly accept huge risks to our personal safety for the sake of a discount" that was the entire premise for "BLACK FRIDAY". its called black Friday for the 2 black eyes you wake up with the next day from wrestling a dancing Elmo out of the hands of a sleeveless middle aged woman 5 Minutes past midnight.

[@Ch4pp13]

david kowalkowski i'm willing to bet my life that you're better off buying whatever you want than to risk your life trying to get a tv for cheap, as you're going to be paying way more in hospital bills than you will for that fucking tv. Judging from footage of black friday openings, i'm fairly fucking certain.

[@tamarbeker1701]

Pretty sure that's an American thing

[@darthbert42]

17:30. It is. It just fucking is.

[@johnthemangood8700]

Quidfacis I need to get that on my phone

[@calholli]

That chart shows that sea level is up 8 cm in 20 years. Great argument.

[@Mictla155]

That is a lot.

[@Trickytickler]

Are you really just saying the same argument to every comment? 8cm is a fuckton. You're either trolling or willfully ignorant if you don't think that is significant. No one can possibly be that dumb.

[@TehMasterSword]

If you think the seas rising by 3 inches per 20 years is not a sufficient argument for the severity of climate change, you're a fucking idiot. You just are.

[@UnPhayzable]

No Tostitos, No Pomegranates, and most importantly *NO KETCHUP*

[@walerk0]

just sauce. raw sauce

[@mr.ansatsu7966]

walerk0 I guess because of global warming, the man's not hot.

[@cseblivestreaming]

Nice one,UnPhayzable !

[@Waverer]

NO POMEGRANATES!!!!

[@Che1seabluesdrogba11]

Bruda you not getting this. Raw sauce NO ketchup

[@bradleyogilvie8869]

Of course people didn't move after learning about flood risk. We are a species that jumps out of airplanes FOR FUN. The potential risk of danger is not going to motivate people to uproot their lives and move.

[@jnyerere]

but jumping out of airplanes for fun is less riskier than living in a flood plain. Just saying. lol.

[@PeppoMusic]

Well especially if taking that risk is financially incentivised and not at all penalized. Even though the risk is almost 100% more certain than skydiving and still avoidable and unnecessary. Which was what the piece was mainly about I think.

[@JohnSmith-el2nj]

People are basically idiotic. They'll jump out of planes for fun and drive snakes to extinction whether they are venomous or not.

[@StardustLegend]

I'm glad that people are taking risks, but unless the payoff for taking that risk outweighs the potential repercussions, then it's just a stupid move. And sure the payoff and repercussions of any situation can be objective, is THIS raelly worth it?

[@ziljin]

cnjdev how about the idiots who intentionally buy coastal flooding homes

[@yohei72]

This is still only my second favorite satire of seagulls, after "Finding Nemo." "Mine? Mine? Mine?"

[@laughingman4570]

"Who wants to buy my house, it's in a flood plane?" WHY THE FUCK DID YOU BUY IT!!!

[@wendyweaver8749]

The house may not have been in a flood plain when purchased. Or the family could have built the house before the government developed the flood plain maps.

[@jakegwolford]

No Tostitos *JUST SAUCE*

[@kourii]

Raw sauce?

[@BrianGivensYtube]

Im just gonna build a house on the sun and get fire damage insurance. Makes just much sense as this...

[@thelastholdout]

Oh please. Do you know how expensive rent is on the Sun?

[@Sethslayer1147]

At least you don't have to pay for heating

[@ryanthompson1244]

Yeah, but the commute to work is a bitch!

[@Breezey357]

I once gave a goose at a campsite some Doritos. After being stalked for days, the goose started runninging into my knees, demanding More and More Doritos. I had to hide in the tent at that point to escape the Goose

[@thomasford2032]

Geese are terrifying. They can kill you.

[@jefflabbecomedy]

Fight geese on the downs, fight them on the beaches...

[@jc.1191]

Must of been ranch flavored lol

[@cameronjadewallace]

you're lucky that's all the goose did

[@baphnedia]

If you need to take a photo from hundreds of feet away, train a seagull to do it for you, for chips. :)

[@jpatrick9466]

yeah, who needs drones anyways

[@hawkeye5955]

@a colorful tree: The US military would probably save a ton of money if they had Tostitos addicted seagulls doing aerial recon instead of drones.

[@bryceforrestmusicunauthori9522]

Thank you. I love your show ... I'm poor folk, so my only TV is KZbin. At risk of sounding totally pathetic, this episode was the highlight of my day. You really are a talented bunch. And yes, John Oliver is totally sexy, lol!

[@eideticex]

I'm poor folk too. However you should never feel pathetic for KZbin being your source of video entertainment. Day time TV is far worse.

[@tony91200211]

Bryce Forrest Music Unauthorized you're not missing much I have cable and there's nothing on ever and if you want to watch something you can just google it.

[@slantedtime]

Same here bud, KZbin is my tv. And hey at least we're watching the best of what's on Tv by watching this fine man :)

[@Eunoialagom]

Poor folk or not, I'd choose KZbin over T. V anyday

[@mahanadir]

Also youtube shows you ads now. So HBO gets money either way

[@zcrib3]

"Wrecked by Harvey" has a new meaning now.

[@oisinboland7864]

Oh no....

[@Killhop22]

finally Canadians can watch this episode

[@adamdawson3339]

Nikkolas Godin and Brits

[@oscarmccormack1611]

+

[@kevinoconnell1354]

Right?

[@liamwinters298]

Amen

[@tombouric]

What? I can’t hear you over people repeatedly apologising.

[@DoeShow]

Tostitos keeping the lights on for another week.

[@7Lace77]

Jon420WRX What is a Tostito?

[@ArachCobra]

The problem with people not moving reminded me of things I learned in university recently. How many of these predictions fail because they rely upon people acting rationally, whereas in reality they... Well, they don't.

[@tisroc100]

I bet those houses are real cheap...seemed like a fun neighborhood to live in. Come on, this is New York

[@Omar-cr9jf]

Game theory

[@Harry-tt6be]

tiscroc100 Not every part of New York is expensive. NYC is but the New York State itself pretty much a dull.

[@Shadowcam00]

The problem is that it IS rational. The rich get to have their vacation homes guaranteed by the government, while the poor are left with the option of either staying put, or throwing away a big investment in order to leave. The responsibility for getting a better outcome lies with Congress. Until they stop paying for vacation homes, and start helping people in need get out of risky areas, the cycle will continue indefinitely. But the biggest obstacle is the insurance companies; they get profit guaranteed by taxpayer money, and spend a chunk of it buying politicians to keep it that way. That's why money in politics is the biggest threat to our country; it cripples our problem-solving ability.

[@graysonchristian2668]

John is having none of climate change deniers crap this week

[@SovietReunionYT]

Yes. It remains a confirmed theory. As opposed to getting downgraded to a hypothesis. Which it is not in danger of. I don't get why you think this somehow supports your denialist agenda.

[@eijeoje]

You're incredibly dense. Please take a few environmental science courses at your local community college.

[@dStrojdStroj]

Whoever even chucles at any of his "jokes" needs to stay off drugs. Take away that laugh track you have nothing. Big bang theory is better than this...

[@hobbs1701a]

That's because climate change deniers are fucking idiots.

[@MakoMori]

How are flat-earthers like you even using the internet today.

[@ravenslair117]

Why can't we have someone with John Oliver's wit and intellect as President???

[@thomasford2032]

John Oliver for president.

[@azrael_war_schon_vergeben6810]

Because he was born in England

[@azrael_war_schon_vergeben6810]

@Tildin Han nope, because you need to be a natural born citizen to become us president

[@ozinusa]

because he has an army of writers that make him seem funny

[@yohei72]

@@ozinusa Sure, he's got an army of writers, but he's not just a puppet for their words. He is himself the head writer. And he's very funny when speaking off the cuff with Colbert and other hosts.

[@edancoll3250]

This video isn't getting enough views. You should have named it "Seagull and Parrot Fight Over Tostitos"